Device for attaching license plates



July 12, 1938. Y H. GOLDEN 2,123,527

manor: FOR ATTACHING LICENSE PLATES Filed Sept. 15, 1957' H. INVENTOR W 4% g ATTORNEY Patented July 12, 1938 DEVICE FOR ATTACHING LICENSE PLATES Harry Golden, New York, N. 1., amino: to Magna Products Corp New York, N. Y.

-- Application; September 15, 1937, Serial No. 164,047

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comprises a bar mounted flat against the supporting surface, the bar having attached thereto a cross bar to which the license plate is secured. Inasmuch as the space between the license plate and the supporting surface is not more than about one-half inch, there is not much room for manipulating a bolt and nut for securing the plate to the cross bar, and the securing operation is usually performed with appreciable difficulty. Also, the arrangement makes it impractical to provide ornamental reflecting devices on the bolts.

Itis, therefore, an object of this invention to provide adevice for securing license plates to o brackets which enables the securing operation to be performed entirely upon one side of a license plate, and regardless of the space between the plate andthe supporting surface.

A further object is the provision of a device by means of which a license plate can be readily and conveniently secured to a bracket without necessitating the use of tools of any kind.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device for securing a license plate re'adilyand 35 conveniently to a supporting bracket without the use of tools, and which device is capable of carrying ornamental reflecting devices without interfering with the seburing function. v

These and other objects are attained by th Referring to the drawing, the device is shown to include a head I, having one side thereof recessed to support an ornamental member, such as a glass reflecting button 2. A pin 3 is secured to the head I, and extends from the other side thereof. The pin 3 has the free end thereof slotted at l to receive the small end of a conical compression spring 5. The slotted end of the 7 pin I is upset to hold the end of the spring tightly in the slot, while the other end of the springI is unattached and abuts the underside of head In Figs. 1 and 2, is shown a cross bar 6 to which is secured Q a license plate I, the cross bar 10 being supported by a bracket 8 mounted on the rear wall 9 of an automobile.

In securing a plate to a cross bar, the slotted end of pin 3 is inserted in the usual holes provided in license plates and cross bars, and the 15 conical coiled spring 5 is screwed" through the holes until the underside of head I abuts the license plate, and the large end of the coiled spring abuts the cross-bar as shown in Fig. 2.

From the above description it will be seen that 20 there has been provided a simple device for rapidly and conveniently attaching license plates to cross bars. Not .only is the license plate held firmly in position, but it is prevented from vibrating and rattling due to the pressure of the coiled spring. No tools are required; and the device, due to its peculiar construction is baiiiing to persons who may attempt to steal license plates.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive and illustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of the invention of which obviously an embodiment may be constructed ineluding modifications without departing from the general scope herein indicated and denoted in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A device for securing a license plate to a cross bar, comprising a head, a pine! uniform 40 diameter projecting from one side of the head and having a slot in the free end thereof, and a coiled conical spring encircling said pin, the diameter of the smallest coil of the springbeing greater than the diameter of the pin, said spring having the end thereof adjacent the smallest coil held tightly in said slot, said spring being adapted to be threaded thI'O'llED thG license plate and cross bar.

2. A device for securing a license plate to a ,cross .bar, comprising a head, a pin of uniform diameter projecting from one side of the head, and a coiled conical spring encircling said pin, said spring having the end thereof adjacent the smallest coil attached to the free end of the pin,

the diameter of the smallest coil of the spring being greater than the diameter 01' the pin, said spring being adapted to be threaded through the license plate and cross bar.

3. A device for securing a license plate to a cross bar, comprising a head, a pin of uniform diameter attached to and projecting from one side of the head, a coiled conical spring encircling greater than the diameterot the pin, and an ornamental button supported by the head, said spring being adapted to be threaded through the license plate and cross my GOLDEN. 

